Board for Global EHS Credentialing (BGC®)

If you are attending the PSX conference, come visit us at Booth 103. You can also take advantage of the headshot studio from noon - 4 pm today. We look forward to answering any questions you may have about BGC credentials! #psx2024 #productstewardship #bgc #credentialing

If you are planning to attend PSX in Denver, please stop by our booth to receive a new headshot in our headshot cafe and get any of your credentialing questions answered by BGC staff!

The Fall 2024 Exam registration will open on August 26th. You may login to your CAPS account on or after 8/26 and pay the exam fee to register for the Fall 2024 CIH exam. Once you pay your exam fee, please allow 5-7 business days to get your Authorization to Test letter directly from Pearson. If you have already created a Pearson account, please follow instructions in that email to login and register. If you have not created a Pearson account, please follow instructions in the ATT letter to do so.   Important announcements are as follow:   A whiteboard WILL be allowed during testing for the Fall 2024 exam window. You will be given a dry erase board and marker to use for calculations during your exam.   The calculator will be embedded into the exam like previous windows. Please go to the BGC website to test the calculator prior to your scheduled examination.   BGC is allowing the use of remote proctoring for the CIH Fall 2024 exam. Please read all instructions regarding this option because you will NOT BE ALLOWED scratch paper or a whiteboard. You MUST use the embedded whiteboard in the system. Below is a link for remote proctoring via Pearson. Follow the specifications/directions very carefully otherwise you could forfeit your exam and exam fee.   OnVUE Candidate Technical Requirements (pearsonvue.com) Board For Global EHS Credentialing® (BGC®) OnVUE exam information // Pearson VUE   Best of Luck on your CIH exam and if you have any questions please reach out.   BGC Staff

Effective August 2, 2024, fees for BGC Annual Renewal, Application and Examination Fees are as follows:   Certified Industrial Hygienist® (CIH®) Application Fee $160 Examination Fee $370 Annual Fee $180 - Partial Year $90 Environmental Professional In-Training® (EPI®) Application Fee Non-Students $80 - Students $55 Examination Fee $270 Annual Fee $90 Qualified Environmental Professional® (QEP®) Application Fee Non - EPIs $160 - EPIs No Fee Examination Fee Non-EPIs $525 - EPIs $270 Annual Fee $180 - Partial Year $90 Certified Professional Product Steward® (CPPS®) Application Fee $160 Examination Fee $270 Annual Fee$180 - Partial Year $90 Certified Professional Environmental Auditor® (CPEA®)  Application Fee $160 Examination Fee $370 Annual Fee $180 - Partial Year $90 Certified Associate in Environment, Safety, and Health™ (CAESH™) Application Fee TBD Examination Fee TBD Annual Fee TBD Certified Professional in Environment, Safety, and Health™ ( CPESH™) Application Fee TBD Examination Fee TBD Annual Fee TBD

Please help AIHA by completing the Future OEHS Demand survey by accessing the following link: AIHA Future Demand of the Profession Survey (surveymonkey.com) Please complete the survey by August 31, 2024 to have your responses count towards the research. Thank you for helping contribute to the research of future hiring needs for the profession!   Board for Global EHS Credentialing 

As temperatures continue to soar this summer, AIHA is committed to protecting outdoor workers from heat hazards. We recently announced the launch of the AIHA Heat Stress Mobile App, which is now available for open beta testing! Developed by OEHS experts, this app provides real-time WBGT calculations, customizable inputs, multilingual support, and crucial safety notifications. Learn more about the beta test for the app and how to submit your feedback in this AIHA Press Release: https://lnkd.in/g2e7zfSj Get more information about the importance of WBGT here: https://lnkd.in/gtNwd_yA #heatstress #oehs #wbgt #safety

Board for Global EHS Credentialing (BGC®) Focuses on Enhancing Customer Experience, Credential Rigor, and Global Growth with Appointment of Chelsea Earhart as new Executive Director   22 June 2024 LANSING, MI— The Board for Global EHS Credentialing (BGC®) is elated to announce the appointment of Chelsea Earhart, MBA, CAE, ICE-CCP as BGC’s new Executive Director, effective 22 June 2024. This appointment is part of a planned management transition strategy. After serving as the Vice President of Certification for the past year, Ms. Earhart will officially take over as Executive Director at the organization’s Board meeting at the end of June. Ms. Earhart is a seasoned association executive with over 22 years of experience in the association and credentialing industries. She will usher in a vision of optimizing the customer journey, growing the organization globally, and enhancing the rigor, accessibility, and value of all of BGC’s credentials. “I am grateful for the opportunity to lead the premier global credentialing body for professionals who protect and enhance the health, safety, and environment of people at work and in their communities,” said Earhart. “I’m committed to working closely with BGC’s Board of Directors and Diplomates to build on BGC’s solid foundation of historic success, nurture collaborative relationships with stakeholders, and empower BGC to reach even greater heights.” Both directly and through Metacred (the only Association Management Company that specializes exclusively in credentialing), over the past 22 years, Chelsea Earhart has served as the certification / accreditation departments of associations representing diverse professions and industries, including respiratory therapy, medical informatics, education technology leaders—launching brand new certification programs, enhancing content quality and legal defensibility, and improving the certification customer journey. She has also helped many certification and licensure organizations create and implement exams and examination programs. “We are excited to welcome Ms. Earhart as BGC’s Executive Director,” said Joseph Cotier, CPEA, Chair of the BGC Board of Directors. “BGC eagerly looks forward to Chelsea’s leadership and the opportunities it will bring to advance BGC’s mission and strategic plan.” Ms. Earhart is deeply passionate about serving the association and credentialing communities. She is a current board member and incoming President-Elect for the Kansas City Society of Association Executives (KCSAE), a member of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) Education Committee, Chair of the KCSAE CAE Study Group Committee, and an active member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). She also serves as the BGC associate member appointee to the International Network of Safety and Health Professional Organizations (INSHPO).

The Spring Exam Window is now open. Please read this email carefully to make sure you are following the correct instructions. For those wishing to take the Spring Exam and have not paid your exam fee, please login to the CAPS system and pay for your exam. Once you have paid, BGC will provide your eligibility to Pearson VUE, and you will receive your Authorization to Test Letter directly from Pearson via email. For those of you that have already paid your examination fee, BGC will provide your eligibility to Pearson VUE, and you will receive your Authorization to Test Letter directly from Pearson via email as well. Once you receive your Authorization to Test Letter from Pearson, follow the instructions/links in the email and create an account if you do not have one with Pearson VUE. Once you create an account with Pearson VUE you will be able to schedule the exam. If you are planning to wait until the Fall exam window to take the CIH examination, staff will automatically move your eligibility to the Fall 2024 exam window, after the spring examination window closes on July 31, 2024. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. Good luck with your exam and we apologize for the delay.

We are working with our database and exam delivery vendors to determine the specific date in May on which CIH exam appointments will be first available, and we will send a follow-up communication as soon as we have certainty about that date. Best, Jordan